Week 3 Fantasy Football QB Rankings

Week 3 is upon us and it's here are my Fantasy rankings for Quarterbacks this week: (standard scoring settings) 1. Peyton Manning  vs Oak- Despite the loss of his LT Ryan Clady for the rest of the season Manning is going up against the Raiders. Expect a big night throwing.  2. Colin Kaepernick vs Colts- A rough night against the Seahawks last week but Kap will return closer to his Week 1 ways by playing a porous Colts defence.  3. Drew Brees vs Cardinals- The Cards defence is not as good as last years so Brees should have time to throw all game and get some good stats after two weeks of below average scores for him. 4. Aaron Rodgers @ Bengals-  After throwing for 480 yards vs Washington last week Rodgers comes up against a far better defence however he's playing far too well to drop down very far. 5. Matthew Stafford @ Washington- Stafford is the next lucky QB to throw against this horrible Washington defence. Even with Reggie Bush injured Stafford is going to get yards and touchdowns.  6. RGIII vs Lions- Despite the struggles of RG3 he has been accruing stats in garbage time. This weeks game should be another high scoring match and there are signs that he may look to run a little bit more. 7. Michael Vick vs Chiefs-   8. Andrew Luck @ 49ers-  The addition of RB Trent Richardson from the Browns means that the opposition can't cheat to the pass and sets up the playaction for Luck. The 49ers secondary is not as good as their advertised and they will struggle to contain Wayne, Hilton and Fleener. 9. Eli Manning @ Giants- The Panthers secondary as been hit with injuries and the Giants still don't trust RB David Wilson with a big workload so Eli will again will be throwing it too his very good WR corp. 10. Matt Ryan @ Dolphins- With Steven Jackson out for a few weeks Ryan is going to be throwing even more and against this Dolphins front 7 he will have to get rid of the ball quickly but he's been making yards so i'm not worried about his output this week. 11. Russell Wilson vs Jaguars- They will run it  a lot but Wilson should throw a couple of touchdowns and run for one himself against the worst team in the NFL. 12. Tony Romo vs Rams- Cowboys are struggling to run and the Rams front 7 is good so look for Romo to continue to throw for 300 yards and 4 touchdowns with a turnover or two. It's almost a science. 13. Sam Bradford @ Cowboys- Bradford has looked solid in the first two matches with his new receiving weapons. An injury to starting RB Daryl Richardson may force the Rams to pass a bit more against a Cowboys defence who has struggled pass rushing so far. 14.  Tom Brady vs Buccaneers-  If Rob Gronkowski is back for this game then he moves up a couple of spots but it's still risky. Even though the Bucs are terrible at rushing the passer the secondary is very good. CB Darrelle Revis will lock down Brady's only veteran WR available, Julian Edleman so he will have to rely on rookies Aaron Dobson and Kenbrall Thompkins again. I think the Patriots will improve their offence from last weeks failures but not by much and if you have a QB with a more favourable matchup maybe it's a good week to be safe. 15. Ryan Tannehill vs Falcons- Has looked good this season and meets a Atlanta defence struck down with injuries. Sean Weatherspoon, the best coverage LB for the Falcons is out for half the season and veteran CB Asante Samuel is questionable for this match. All this means Tannehill should have time to throw down field to Mike Wallace and Brian Hartline.  16. Cam Newton vs Giants-  If Cam Newton doesn't produce against a questionable Giants defence I am dropping him further down the list. The playcalling by Mike Shula is just too conservative and the offence as a whole has been neglected by the organisation for too many years. Newton just doesn't have a good supporting cast and his coaches stink, not a good situation for fantasy football owners who selected him in the 4th/5th round. 17. Phillip Rivers @ Titans- Coach Mike McCoy has done a great job in making Rivers a competent QB so far this season. He's getting rid of the ball quickly and to open receivers. I this continues against a solid Titans DST then it could be time to take Rivers seriously as a borderline No.1 QB. 18. Andy Dalton vs Packers- Dalton played really poorly on Monday night against the Steelers missing open receivers and generally being indecisive. He has to do a better job against the Packers whose offence is going to score.  19.  Carson Palmer @ Saints- A juicy matchup for Palmer is tempered by the fact that WR's Larry Fitzgerald and Andre Roberts are injured and the Saints defence has surprisingly been quite solid so limit your expectation of Palmer this week. 20.  Alex Smith @ Eagles-  21. Terrelle Pryor @ Broncos- Pryor is going to have garbage time in this game to pad his stats as the Raiders probably will be playing catchup the entire game.  22.  Matt Schaub @ Ravens- If Andre Johnson isn't able to play due to the concussion he suffered last week this could be a poor day for Schaub. Ravens at home is always tough for opposition QB's. 23. Jay Cutler @ Pittsburgh- It seems evry week Cutler will throw a couple of touchdowns but will give away possession with bone headed plays. Despite the obvious physical talents he just doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes, of which there are many. The Steelers will be a tough test for him this week. 24. Josh Freeman @ Patriots- Freeman is not going to be the Bucs QB next season that is for sure. The question is whether he is going to last half way through this season before he is replaced coach Greg Schiano. Freeman just isn't accurate enough to be a starting NFL QB. 25. Ben Roethlisberger vs Bears- Tough matchup in a short week, Roethlisberger is missing a big physical receiver he can throw it up to when he just needs to get rid of the ball. It's gong to be a long year for him in this Todd Haeye offence. 26.  EJ Manual @ Jets- I really like Manuel as the future of the Bills but this week he's playing a very good Jets defence and he may struggle. 27. Joe Flacco vs Houston- Flacco is being found out for the average QB he is. If he doesn't have receivers who can make plays off his inaccurate throws then he's going to struggle to make completions. Against the Texans he is going to really struggle just like he did last weekend against the Browns. 28. Jake Locker vs Chargers 29. Geno Smith vs Bills- Too many turnovers committed by this rookie who seems out of his depth, should be sitting on the bench learning but there is no one else to over take him 30. Christian Ponder vs Browns- You Should NEVER start for any fantasy team, it's only a matter of time till Matt Cassell is starting for the Vikings.
31. Chad Henne vs Seahawks - It's going to be a long long day for Henne as he goes up to Seattle to face the best defence in the league.  32. Brian Hoyer @ Vikings- No Trent Richardson to help him any more. Hoyer replaces Brandon Weeden to face a defence who made Cutler uncomfortable last week. He gets Josh Gordon back from suspension but this offence is just not good, avoid at all costs. Next up the running back rankings.